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- F. W. PETERSON & O. A. DUKES.

LATBINE.

APPLIOATION FILED A-PR. a, 1911.

1,012,907. Patented 11%. 26, 1911.

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FRED W. PETERSON AND CHARLES A. DUKES, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

LATRINE'.

Application filed April 8, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRED W. PETERSON and CHARLES A. DUKES, citizens of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Latrines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to water closets and urinals, and the principal object of the same is to provide a device of the character stated that can be readily set-up for use, and which can also be dismantled and compactly folded so that the same will require a small amount of storage and shipping space.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved closet. Fig. 2 is a view in side eleva- 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the line 33, Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a view in end elevation. Fig. 1 is a similar View showing the closet collapsed. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail perspective View showing the manner of connecting the corners of the closet. Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view through one corner of the closet. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the urinal. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the closet. Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse sectional view showing braces for the intermediate supporting legs. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner of connecting one of the top boards to the central cross bar.

The improved closet and urinal comprises the corner legs 12 and intermediate legs 13, the legs at each side being connected by the upper angle bar 11 and the lower angle bar 15, the angle bars 15 being employed so that they will prevent the legs unduly sinking in the ground.

The bars 11 have intermediate and end notches 16 formed in their inner longitudinal edges, and short lengths of angle bars 17 are fastened to bar 11 beneath the notches 16 therein and have their projecting ends provided with notches 18 that are in alinement with said notches 16. Connecting bars 19, preferably formed of channel iron, have their ends fitted within the notches 16 and are provided with transverse notches 20 in 1 their sides which interlock with the base edges of the notches 18.

The corner legs 12 are preferably formed of angle iron, and one of their flanges overlaps the ends of bars 11 in spaced relation to provide guide slots 21. Side plates 22, preferably of sheet metal, are carried by the corner legs 12 and the upper and lower bars 11 and 15. Plates 23 close the ends of the closet, said plates being dropped through the slots 21 and rest on the bars 15, said plates having latches 21 pivoted thereto which swing over the outer sides of legs 12. Keepers 26 are provided for supporting the latches 25. Plates 23 obviously can be readily removed when necessary or desirable. The corner legs at the ends of the closet are connected by the toggles 27.

As described, it will be clear that two side frames are provided, each frame carrying a side plate and said frames being retained in spaced relation by the removable connecting bars 19, and being permanently connected by the end toggles 27. It will therefore be clear that by removing the end plates 23 and the bars 19, the side frames can be pushed together, the toggles 27 collapsing, as shown in Fig. 1 and the end plates 23 and bars 19 placed between the said frame, so that but a small amount of storage space is required.

The top of the closet is formed by the two longitudinally extending seat boards 28 and the central board 29 that separates the seat boards. with openings 30, covers 31 being provided. for closing said openings and having spring hinge connect-ions with the seat boards so that said covers are normally in closed positions. The central board 29 has cleats 32 at one end and at an intermediate point, said cleats slidably engaging openings 33 formed in one of the end and the intermediate con necting bars 19. The opposite end of the board 29 has a latch 31 pivotally mounted thereon that is adapted to engage a slot 35 in the adjacent end bar 19. The seat boards 28 carry cleats 36 at their inner longitudinal edges that engage under the longitudinal edges of he central board 29, and pivotally mounted latches 37 at their outer longitudinal edges that engage under the inner longitudinal edges of the side bars 11. This manner of retaining the boards 28 and 29 on the frames normally holds the same against movement, but permits said boards to be readily removed when the closet is to be collapsed and placed between the side frames in the same manner as has been described in The seat boards are provided I 1; too: a

connection with the end plates 23 and the connecting bars 19.

The seat boards 28 carry transversely ar- Arms 42 are fastened to the rear, and arms 43 are fastened to the front portions of bands 44 that transversely surround and form seats for a urinal trough 45. The forward ends of bars 44 engage the loops 46 of straps 47 carried by the forward portion of trough 45. The rear portions of bands 44 are concaved, as indicated at 47 for interlocking engagement with a bead 48 at the rear of trough 45, and said bands have rear extensions 49 that engage the loops 50 of straps 51- of a shielding plate 52, to retain said plate in position at the rear of trough 45 to protect the seat boards 28. The arms 42 and 43 can be readily disengaged from board 29 and the bands 44 disengaged from trough 45 and shield 52 so that said arms, bands, trough and shield can be stored between the two side frames when the closet is collapsed.

The central connecting bar 19 has the upper end hooks 53 of brace rods 54 pivotally connected to central portions of one side, thereof, the lower ends of said rods being also provided with hooks for pivotal engagement with .transverse openings 55 formed in the lower portions of the intermediate legs 13.

Trough 45 has a drain pipe connection 56 with theinterior of the closet, said pipe having a strainer 57 at its inlet end.

The improved closet is of special value for use in places such as railroad construc tion where large bodies of workmen are employed and it is necessary to frequently change the location of the closet. It will be clear that the same can be quickly set-up over a trench, as shown in Fig. 2, or dismantled and compactly stored, as has been described.

' What we claim as our invention is 1. A closet comprising side frames, 2. top therefor including removable seat boards, toggle connections between said frames, and a urinal detachably connected to said seat boards.

, .2..A closet comprising side frames, side plates carried thereby, removable end plates carried by said frames, a cover for said frames including seat boards provided with openings, eXpansible and contractible means permanently connecting said frames, and a urinal carried by the seat boards.

3. A closet comprising side frames formed of corner and intermediate legs, upper and lower side bars for said legs, side plates carried by said bars, connecting bars detachably engaging said frames, end plates removably carried by saidframes, a central board detachably engaging said connect-ing bars, seat boards detachably connected to said central board and the upper side bars, said seat boards being provided with openings, expansible and contractible means permanently connecting the side frames, and a urinal carried by the seat boards.

4. A closet comprising a body including side frames and top boards, said frames being provided with supporting legs, connecting bars for the lower portions of said legs for preventing the same unduly sinking in the ground, a urinal carried by the top boards, and an expansible and contractible connection between said side frames.

5. A closet comprising side frames, removable connecting bars therefor, a central top board, means carried bythe said board for engaging said connecting bars, seat boards provided with openings, means carried by the seat boards for engaging the upper portions of said frames and said cen tral board, end plates carried by the side frames, a urinal carried by the seat boards, and means for permanently connecting the side frames and permitting the same having relative movements.

6. A closet comprising side frames, collapsible means permanently connecting said frames, seat boards carried by said frames,

supporting arms detachably connected to said boards, seats carried by said arms, a trough 1n sald seats, and a shieldlng plate carried by said trough.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRED W. PETERSON. CHARLES A. DUKES. Witnesses:

H. C. SoHRoEDER, AUILA H. RosE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

I Washington, D. G. 

